Shovel or scoop



(No Model.

A. BERNEY. Shovel or Scoop.

No. 240,079. Patented Aprill2, l88l.

flWITNESSES; 5 INVENTORJ MM g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED BERNEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE GLOBE COMPANY,OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

SHOVEL OR SCOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,079, dated April12, 1881.

Application filed March 14, 12581.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED BERNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shovels; and I dohereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit ap- 1o pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon. which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shovels or scoops; and theobject is to furnish a closed shovel (except atone end) to take up anymaterial, and by means of the plungerhead compact said materials into asolid form, wedge shape, at the same time have the means of pushing thesolid mass outtof the shovel or scoop by the same means that condensedthe mass.

The invention consists in the construction of the parts as hereinafterdescribed. The chamber is made wedge shape. Aiiy power screw, cam, orplain force can be applied in the handle. The plunger-rod can be workedon the side of the long handle, so as to leave the holding-handle firmin the hand. It can 0 be made of wood or metal, and will be more fullydescribed hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which-- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the shovel chamber orreceiver, wedge shape, with plunger-head, rod, and handle, theplungerhead and rod being drawn back. Fig. 2 is a sectional View ofsame, showing the'plungerhead pushed forward'with rod-handle F on theside and slot H in handle D, in which to work the rod E. Fig.- 3 is aview of the shovel, the wedge-shaped receiver and chamber beinginclosed, showing air-inlet I.

In the drawings, A represents the wedgeshaped receiver, made so as tomore easily receive the materials with which it is to be filled, and isconnected to the square chamherB, in

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which is the plunger or compressor 0, connected to rod E, which slidesthrough the handle D. The compressing-handle F may be at the side, asshown atH, or entirely through the lifting-handle. Cam or screw powercan be used,

if desired; but for ordinary purposes simple pressure will compact mostarticles. I shows an outlet and inlet for air to escape and enter. Thishole can be made on the rear.

In using the compressing-shovel, shove it into the materials so as totill the whole cavity, withdraw it, then press down the shovel, oragainst atlat surface, so as to hold the contents in it. Then force therod and plungerhead in the chamber down as far as possible. Then placethe shovel where desired, push on the compressing-handle, and thecontents will be discharged (if of such a nature as to impact together)in a solid form. 6

This article will be found very useful for many purposes, especially forimpacting anthracite-coal waste, when combined with other substancesthat will cause them to adhere together, and where it is desired toplace it in forms in af'urnace to be consumed in lumps, or to dry andsolidify by the action of the compressor and adhering materials withwhich it is combined. These shovels can be used to take up quantities ofarticles by forcing them into barrels or other receptacles, holding itwithin the vessel by means of a vacuum caused by the plunger being drawnback after the shovel is filled.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is-

In a shove], the wedge-shape chamber B, plunger-head C, handle I), androd E, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALFRED BERNEY.

Witnesses:

S. N. BERNEY, S. H. WALKER.

